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Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 12:20 PM IST

If ethanol becomes Rs 2 lakh crore economy Rs 1 lakh crore will go into pockets of farmers Gadkari

In the ongoing farmers’ protest, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on December 15 said that if ethanol becomes Rs 2 lakh crore economy, Rs 1 lakh crore will go into pockets of farmers. “Today, there is import of Rs 8 lakh crore crude oil in the country, instead of this, we want to build Rs 2 lakh crore ethanol economy. At present, it is only Rs 20,000 crore. If it becomes Rs 2 lakh crore economy then Rs 1 lakh crore will go into pockets of farmers,” said Gadkari.

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In the ongoing farmers’ protest, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on December 15 said that if ethanol becomes Rs 2 lakh crore economy, Rs 1 lakh crore will go into pockets of farmers. “Today, there is import of Rs 8 lakh crore crude oil in the country, instead of this, we want to build Rs 2 lakh crore ethanol economy. At present, it is only Rs 20,000 crore. If it becomes Rs 2 lakh crore economy then Rs 1 lakh crore will go into pockets of farmers,” said Gadkari.

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